Protons may have an outsize influence on the properties of neutron stars and other neutron-rich objects
Monday, August 13, 2018 - 10:00
in Astronomy & Space
Neutron stars are the smallest, densest stars in the universe, born out of the gravitational collapse of extremely massive stars. True to their name, neutron stars are composed almost entirely of neutrons—neutral subatomic particles that have been compressed into a small, incredibly dense celestial package.